Arete IR Expands Elite Sales Organization

Arete Incident Response, a leading incident response and cybersecurity provider, announced today the expansion of the sales organization with the addition of two new sales representatives in North America and Canada to accommodate rapid growth and leverage industry talent.

The addition of two new sales representatives to the organization supports the company’s growth objectives and increases the depth of expertise. This increase and the recent addition of five digital forensics and incident response experts to the Canadian team, enable Arete to expand their service offering to further provide response and protection to organizations damaged by data breaches.

“These individuals bring a unique perspective and breadth of knowledge from the industry that will help our organization continue to grow according to our business strategy,” said Joe Mann, chief executive officer at Arete. “As cybercrime incidents increase in frequency, we want to consistently offer our clients the expertise needed to respond and recover from cyberattacks.”

Joining the Arete team:

• Jackie Pasker has joined Arete as a director of business development – cyber insurance channel, after spending nearly 10 years in the insurance carrier world. Prior to joining Arete, she worked as a claims manager at Tokio Marine HCC fka NAS Insurance. Having been involved in hundreds of cyber claims and working with dozens of experts in the cybersecurity industry, Jackie brings to Arete a knowledge of cyber claims from the carrier perspective. Jackie will focus on building and managing relationships with many of Arete’s trusted partners on the West Coast and beyond.
• Sophia Kudlyk has joined Arete as a director of business development – cyber insurance channel, coming from the cyber insurance brokerage industry. In her previous role as Cyber Practice Leader at Purves Redmond, Sophia gained experience in educating clients on the evolving cyber threat landscape and providing custom risk management solutions through tailoring cyber insurance policies to align with specific client needs. Sophia will focus on building and managing relationships with many of Arete’s trusted partners in Canada.

About Arete Incident Response
Arete Incident Response partners with clients to reduce the burden of preparing for, detecting and responding to cyberattacks. With core skills including triage, digital forensics, malware reverse engineering, remediation and testifying expertise, Arete’s elite team of cybersecurity experts have created unparalleled capabilities to address the entire cyber incident life cycle, from incident response readiness assessments to post-incident remediation. Arete’s advisory services provide legally defensible, compliant cyber strategies that assist in continuously improving the organizations’ cyber posture. Learn more at https://areteir.com.